Toaster.



S. A. WILTSIB.

TOASTEIL' APPLICATION rum) JAN.22, 1912;

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SPENCER A. WILTSIE, or ERIE. PENNSYLVANIA. .assmnon, BY MESNE SSIGMENTS.

ToooPEmAN ELECTRIC pr MICHIGAN.

STOVE COMPANY, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION TOASTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 22, 1912. Serial No. 672,533.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SPENCER A. Wnlrsin, acitizen of; the United States, residing at Erie, county of Erie, andState of Pennsyl- Vania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements inToasters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toasters and con sists in certain improvementsinthe construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims.

The toaster is particularly designed as an electric toaster and while inits broadest features it is applicable to other heat producing elements,it is exemplified as an electric toaster.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as followsFigure 1 shows a perspective View in eleration of the toaster. Fig. 2 across section of the toaster.

The toaster is mounted on a tray 1, the base 2 being attached to thistray. The end pieces 3 extend upwardly from the base and these areconnected by the wires 4 at the top, the wires 4 forming a support onwhich toasted material may be placed for keeping hot.

The electrical heating elements are arranged adjacent to the backings orreflecting surfaces 6. The heating elements are united with theterminals 7, the terminals being in such relation to the handle 8 as toreadily permit of the attachment of the connection.

It will be observed that thezreflecting surfaces or backings for theheating unit are inclined and form a closure at the top. This -preventsan upward circulation of air back of the reflectors or heat producingbackings and thus adds to the efiiciency of the device.

Supporting grids adjacent to the heat producing elements are formed bythe .wires 9,.

these wires -9 extending from the cross wire 10 at the top to a crosswire 11 extending.

across the bottom.

A reversing carrier, cover or pressure grid 12 is formed of wires whichare secured to a hinge plate 13, the hinge plate having the bent hingeportions 14 which extend around 60 the wire 11 forming the hinge for thecarrier or cover 12. The hinge plate also forms a shoulder at' the innerend of the carrier or cover, and the wires forming this carrier are bentup as at 15 at their outer ends formin 1ts lower ing a shoulder againstwhich the-bread being toasted abuts as it is reversed.

The bread is placed on the carrier 12 while in a horizontal position andthe carrier is then swung up so as to carry the bread on to the gridformed by the wires 9.- When the first side of the bread has beentoasted, the carrier 12 is dropped down to thehorizontal position. Thisdrops the shoulder 13 .from below the edge of the bread and the breadslides with its-lower 'edgelalong theoarrier 12 so as to drop on tothe-carrier With the toasted side down. Fig. '2 shows the bread midwayin its reversing movement. the bread reaches the position with thetoasted side down, all that is necessary to do is to swing the carrierup again to the upper position. This carries with it the bread andbrings the fresh side next to-the grid formed by the Wires 9. In thisway the surfaces of the breadare automatically reversed.

It is desirable to have the shoulder formed by the bent up portions 15vent the'sliding off of the bread as it slides down on the carrier. Thisshoulder prevents the removal of the bread by slipping it oif the edgeof the carrier. I prefer, therefore,

. to have the carrier 12 formed of wires extending in pairs with thebent up ends of the pairs at 15 united; This leaves the spaces 16between the pairs-open so that the operator may grasp the bread or toastin these spaces, thus readily removing it.

v The hinge plate 18 is in the form of sheetmetal, and the extension ofthe plate is bent up forming a crank 17. This crank is provided with thehandle 18 by means of which the carrier 12 may be readily swung in thereversing operation. These carriers 12 are at opposite sides of thetoaster and the spring 19 extends from one crank 17 to the opposing;crank 17, the single. spring, therefore,. answering for both carriers.The spring is so located, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, that when thecarrier is turned down, the line of the spring is below the axis of thehinge of the carrier and the spring, therefore, yieldingly holds thecarrier to remain position. At the same time, as the carrier is startedin its upper movement, the spring is carried past the axis of the hingeand from there on lifts the carrier to position. The spring should be ofsufficient After.

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in order to prestrength to exert pressure on the carrier or cover sothat the warning of the bread as it is toasted is prevented.

I prefer to make the cover or carrier in the form of a grid becauseWhere this is done the currents of heated air passing upwardly from theheat unit find an outlet to some. extent through the bread itself andthus more thoroughly toasts the bread than is the case where animperfect cover is used. In order to effect by gravity the reversing of,the material being toasted the grid in its lower position should haveits outer edge slightly below its inner edge as shown.

What I claim as new is 1. In a toaster, the combination of a heatproducing element; and means for supporting the material to be toastedadjacent to the element comprising a swinging and reversing carriermoving toward and from the same face of the'element as itis swun andautomatically reversing the materi being toasted with said movement.

2. In a toaster, the combination of an upwardly extending heat producingelement; and means for supporting. the material to be toasted adjacentto theelement comprising a swinging reversing carrier moving from andtoward the same face of the element to substantially horizontal positionwhen open to permit the sliding of the material to be toasted when openfor reversing the face of said material on the carrier.

3. In a toaster, the combination of an upwardly extending heat producingelement; and means for supporting the material to be toasted adjacent tothe element comprising a swinging reversing carrier moving from andtoward the same face of the element to substantially horizontal positionwhen open to permit the sliding of the material to be toasted when openfor reversingthe face of to permit the sliding of said. material on thecarrier, said carrier having a shoulder at its outer edge.

4. In a toaster, the combinat on of an upwardly extending heat producmgelement; and means for supporting the material to be toasted adjacent tothe element comprlsmg -a swinging reversing carrier moving from andtoward the same face of the element to substantially horizontal positionwhen 'open, the material to be toasted when open for reversing the'faceofsaid material on the carrier, said carrier having a shoulder at itsinner and outer edge, the shoulder at the inner edge supporting thematerial with the carrier in its upper or closed position. i

5. In a toaster, the combination of two heat producing elements onopposite faces; means for supporting material to be toasted adjacent tos'aid'faces; covers swingingly mounted adjacent to said means andswinging toward and from said means; and a spring extending from onecover to the other and positioned and directioned to be carried to theaxisof the hinge with the opening movement of the cover to neutralizethe ac-- tion of the spring on the open cover.

6. In a toaster, the combination of a heat producing element; means forsupporting material to be toasted adjacent to the element; a swinginggrid arranged to operate on thematerial being toasted, said grid beingadapted tobe swung to approximately horizontal position and havingopenings extending from its edge inwardly through which the material onthe cover may be grasped, said cover having a shoulder at its outeredge.

7. In a toaster, the combination of a heat producing element arranged onan incline; means for supporting the material to be toasted adjacent tothe heat producing element; and devices for exerting pressure on thesurface of the material being toasted, said devices being in the formofa grid.

8. In a toaster, the combination of heat producing elements arranged oninclined and opposing faces, the tops of the elements being adjacent toeach other; baokings for the heat producing element forming a V in crosssection and forming a closure at the top; and means for supporting thematerial to be toasted adjacent to said heat producing elements.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing wltnesses;

SPENCER A. WILTSIE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS C. MILLER, B. M; HART'MAN.

